Circular cloak



(No Model.)

J. M. JAG-OBS.

CIRCULAR GLOAK.

No. 342,&59. Patented May 25, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE;

J OSEPH M. JACOBS, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGN OR TO THE COLUM- BIARUBBER COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

CIRCULAR CLOAK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 342,359. dated May 25,1886.

Application filed January 13, 1856. Serial No. 188,383. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH l\I.'JACOBS, of Baltimore, in the county ofBaltimore, State of Maryland, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Circular Cloaks, of which the following is adescriptionsufficiently full, clear, and exact to enable any person skilled in theart or science to which said invention appertains to make and use thesame, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which- Figure l is a diagram showing the arnrslotof the cloak provided with my improved stay, the scye being representedas in its normal position; and Fig. 2 a like view representing the slotdistended.

Like letters of .reference indicate corresponding parts in the differentfigures of the drawings.

My invention relates more especially to that class of circular cloaksand other garments which are designed for ladies wear and composed ofgossamer rubber cl0th,or similar waterproof material; and it consists ina novel construction and arrangement of the parts, as hereinafter morefully set forth and claimed, by Which a more desirable article of thischaracter is produced than is now in ordinary use.

It is well known that the bodies of circular cloaks and other similargarments composed of waterproof materials are very liable to be torn outat the arm-slot in putting them on and taking them oif, and also in use,thereby greatly inj uring their appearance and frequently rendering themworthless.

My invention is designed to obviate this difficulty or objection, and tothat end I make use of means which will be readily understood by allconversant with such matters from the following explanation:

In the drawings, A represents the body of the cloak or garment, and Bthe arm-slot or openingthrough which the arm protrudes when the garmentis in use. A stout elastic stay, O, is inserted in the slot near eitherend of the same, the ends of the stays being secured firmly by stitchingor other suitable means to the garment at the sides of the slot, asshown at 0;, thereby leaving a small space,f, between each of the staysand the adjacent end of the slot to enable the stays to yield to theirfullest extent, if necessary, without exerting a strain on the garmentat the ends 2 of the slot and tearing it at those points.

The stays are preferably composed of elastic rubber tape or webbing, andmay be of any suitable length and tension to perform their functionsproperly.

I do not confine myself to using two of the stays in each arm-slot ofthe garment, as only one may be employed, if preferred-for instance,near the lower end of the slot, which is usually most liable to tearout.

Having thus explained my invention, what I claim is A circular cloak orother garment provided witha stay in the arm-slot thereof, said staycomprising an elastic strip securely fastened at each end to oppositesides of said slot near one end of the latter.

JOSEPH M. JACOBS. \Vitnesses:

L. F. GEORGE, EUGENE P. Krsna.

